7 Dead As Dangote Truck Causes Fatal Accident In Ogun

A fatal accident involving a Dangote Truck and a commercial bus has left no less than seven people dead while ten were injured Saturday, in Ogun State.

The accident according to a report by Vanguard, occured along the Ota Axis of the Lagos – Abeokuta Expressway.

The incident which occurred at about 11.35 pm involved a cement-laden truck belonging to Dangote Group of Companies, White Colour Space Wagon with number plate APP122CD and Volks Wagen yellow coloured passengers’ with number plate LSR128XP.

However, a mob was said to have set the truck ablaze after the incident.

A total of 17 people comprise six male adults, two male children, eight female adults, and one female child.

The injured were four male adults and six female adults taken to an Ota General Hospital while the bodies were deposited to IFO General Hospital Morgue in Ogun State.

The Injured victims were rescued to Ota General Hospital, while the corpses of the dead victims were deposited at the IFO General Hospital Morgue in Ogun State.

The FRSC is still at the scene managing the incident and has contacted the Fire Service to extinguish the inferno to make rescue operations faster.

The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun State Command Clement Oladele, confirmed the incident.